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 volume is added the Commentary of Hierocles on the golden verses of Pythagoras. This contains the whole of Ashton's notes from the edition published by R. W[arren] in 1742. 31. ‘Eusebii contra Hieroclem et Marcellum Libri,’ 1852. 32. ‘Eusebii Demonstratio Evangelica,’ 2 vols., 1852. 33. ‘Theodoreti Historia Ecclesiastica,’ 1854.

Gaisford's portrait, by Pickersgill, has been engraved by Atkinson.

[Gent. Mag. July 1855, p. 98; Literary Churchman, Oxford, 16 June 1855, an article (by Dr. Barrow), reprinted in the Cambridge Journal of Classical and Sacred Philology, ii. 343; Classical Journal, xxiv. 121; The Crypt, ii. 169, iii. 201.] 

GALBRAITH, ROBERT (d. 1543), judge, was a priest and treasurer of the Chapel Royal at Stirling, in which capacity he received a charter of the lands of Mydwyn Schelis, near Berwick, dated 5 July 1528. He was advocate to Queen Margaret Tudor, wife of James IV of Scotland, and as such made his protest on 1 Sept. 1528 in parliament against any prejudice to her claim for debt against the Earl of Angus being occasioned by his forfeiture. He was one of the advocates appointed when first the College of Senators was instituted, and was admitted an ordinary lord on 7 Nov. 1537. In 1543 he was murdered by John Carkettle, a burgess of Edinburgh, and others, on account of favour which he was alleged to have shown to Sir William Sinclair of Hermanston in a suit before him. The murderers were cited before parliament, but nothing is known of their fate. He left some reports of cases, which are cited as the ‘Book of Galbraith’ by the compiler of Balfour's ‘Practicks.’

[Acts Scots Parl.; Acts of Sederunt, 1811, p. 5; Act Dom. Con. et Sess.; Diplomata Regia, pp. 5, 467; Tytler's Craig, p. 114; Arnot's Criminal Trials, p. 174; Brunton and Haig's Senators of the Royal College of Justice.] 

GALDRIC, GUALDRIC, or WALDRIC (d. 1112), bishop of Laon and chancellor to Henry I, is probably the ‘Waldricus cancellarius’ who signs a charter to Andover Priory, Hampshire, towards the middle of William II's reign (, vi. 992). Galdric was also chancellor under Henry I, and in this capacity signs at Salisbury (3 Jan. 1103) about three months after his predecessor, Roger, had been made bishop of this see (ib. vi. 1083, cf. pp. 1083, 1106, 1273, and v. 149, where he seems to appear—February 1106?—as ‘Walterus cancellarius’;, p. 235; , ii. 51). By August 1107 he seems to have been supplanted by Rannulf (, Itin. of Henry I), who was certainly chancellor in April 1109 (, vi. 1180; cf. ii. 239, 241;, xv. 66–7).

At the battle of Tenchebrai (28 Sept. 1106) a ‘Gualdricus regis capellanus’ took Duke Robert prisoner and was rewarded with the bishopric of Laon ( iv. 230). This identifies the chancellor Waldric with the famous Galdric ‘referendarius regis Anglorum’ who bought this see in 1107 (, iii. cc. 1–4). At this time, adds Guibert, Galdric was a simple clerk; but now, through Henry I's influence, ‘although he had hitherto acted as a warrior,’ he was hastily made a sub-deacon and canon of Rouen. Anselm of Laon, the greatest theological teacher in Western Europe, headed the opposition to the new appointment; and Galdric had to appear in person before Paschal II. Finally, Galdric, who had engaged Guibert of Nogent to defend his cause before the pope at Langres (c. 24 Feb. 1107), was confirmed by that prelate (ib.; for date cf., xv. 36).

Nearly three years later Guibert accused Galdric of having planned the murder of Gerard of Kiersy, castellan of Laon, who was slain by Rorigo, the bishop's brother, at early dawn, 31 Dec. 1109, while praying at the cathedral altar. The royal provost drove the murderers from the city, with Galdric's archdeacons, Walter and Guy, at their head. Galdric, however, who had started for Rome before the murder, protested his innocence and bought the pope's pardon. On his return he summoned Guibert, who had excommunicated the murderers, into his presence at Conci; and there, openly surrounded by avowed accomplices in the crime, forced the abbot to promise to assist him in regaining Laon. When an attack upon the city failed he bribed Louis VI to effect his restoration, and immediately excommunicated all those who had helped to expel the murderers (, iii. cc. 5, 6).

Lack of money with which to pay the king's courtiers now drove him to ‘his friend’ King Henry. During his absence Archdeacon Walter and the nobles whom he had left as his deputies sold the people of Laon the right to establish a ‘commune.’ Galdric on his return was not allowed to enter the city till he had sworn to uphold the new constitution. But though King Louis had confirmed the new charter, the bishop and his nobles were bent on its abolition, ‘striving,’ says Guibert, ‘in Norman or English fashion to drive out French liberty’ (ib. iii. c. 7). Galdric now, in defiance of the canon law, caused his negro slave, John, to blind another slave—Gerard, a leader of the commune. For this 